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Sepia-brown Wren

Cinnycerthia olivascens

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestDomed nestSmall · 24 g
Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 1
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Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 2
Photo: russnamitz · CC0
Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 3
Photo: Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0
Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 4
Photo: Julien Renoult · CC BY 4.0
Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 5
Photo: Allan Harris · CC0
Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 6
Photo: tomas_kay · CC BY 4.0
Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 7
Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0
Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 8
Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum · CC BY 4.0
Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 9
Photo: José Loaiza, Aves y Conservación · Public domain
Sepia-brown Wren (Cinnycerthia olivascens), photo 10
Photo: Cullen Hanks · CC BY 4.0

What the Sepia-brown Wren sounds like

Sonogram of the Sepia-brown Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call · Zamora-Chinchipe: Reserva Tapichalaca, near Q. Cristopher Parson, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Sepia-brown Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Duet · Zamora-Chinchipe: S Estación Científica San Francisco, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Sepia-brown Wren: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Scold · Zamora-Chinchipe: S Estación Científica San Francisco, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The sepia-brown wren is 16 cm (6.3 in) long; males weigh an average of 25.9 g (0.91 oz) and females weigh an average of 23 g (0.81 oz). Both subspecies are shades of brown. The nominate adult has a grayish brown crown, reddish brown back and rump, and a chesnut tail with blackish bars. It has a variable amount of white on its face. Its chin and throat are pale grayish brown darkening to dark reddish brown on the belly and vent. C. o. bogotensis is much darker overall and has no white on the face. Immatures are like the adults but with a grayish face. Voice: The sepia-brown wren's song is "complex and variable, a series of musical phrases with changing stress" . Its call is "a soft, low 'wurt'" .

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When to see the Sepia-brown Wren

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Sepia-brown Wren

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador Peru

About the Sepia-brown Wren

The sepia-brown wren or Sharpe's wren is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Easily confused with

Rufous Wren (Cinnycerthia unirufa) Rufous WrenCinnycerthia unirufaThe rufous wren has a length of about 16.5 cm (6.5 in). Peruvian WrenCinnycerthia peruanaThe Peruvian wren is 15.5 to 16 cm (6.1 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 19.6 g (0.69 oz). Fulvous WrenCinnycerthia fulvaThe fulvous wren is 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long; males weigh an average of 18.4 g (0.65 oz) and females weigh 14.8 g (0.52 oz).

Side by side: Rufous Wren vs Sepia-brown Wren

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